engraving tips

Fiddledee IDs offers free engraving!

Choose your own personal inscription to be professionally engraved on any of our medical id bracelets, medical id tags, medical necklaces, dog tags and medical id charms.

Our customers often ask us for engraving advice, here are a few tips!

• Be sure to distinguish between medications you are allergic to and medications you are taking. For example, “Allergic to Penicillin” is much more descriptive than saying, “Penicillin”.
• The less text on each line, the larger (and more legible) the text will be.
• ICE stands for “In Case of Emergency”. Often we see customers engrave “ICE: 555 555.1212”.
• There is no need to include parenthesis on area codes.
• If you are engraving for lymphedema, please indicate which arm or leg is at risk.
• Check the spelling before you submit an order!
• We advise against putting Social Security numbers on your tag.
• If you have a long list of medications, you could keep them listed on a wallet card and engrave “See Wallet Card”.
• Check, check and double check your custom order before and after your place it! Custom engraved items are non-refundable.

Below is an example of the engraving on the back of our medical id tags. We engrave the back in all capital letters! YES- there is room for 5 lines on the back- but the less engraving you have, the larger your text will be!

 A general guideline for medical id tag engraving is to include:
Name
Medical condition
Severe allergies
Medication that you are taking that can have potentially dangerous interactions
edication that should be administered
An emergency contact number
Your Dr’s phone number

Here are some medical id engraving examples:

Common Medical Condition Spellings

• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm , Acid Reflux, Acustic Neuroma (Vertigo), Adrenal Insufficiency • Alzheimer's • Allergies • Allergic • Allergy • Angina • Arthritis • Atrial Fibrillation • Asthma • Autism
• Bee & Wasp Sting Allergy • Breast Cancer • Blood Thinner Medication • Blood Clots
• Cancer • APNEA • Cataracts • Celiac Disease • Compazine Allergy • Coumadin • Congestive Heart Failure • COPD
• Deep Vein Thrombosis • Dementia • DBL • Demerol Allergy • Diabetes • Diabetic • Diabetes type I • Diabetes type II 
• Epilepsy • Emphysema
• Fibromyalgia • Food Allergies• Fusions
• Gall Bladder Disease • Gastric Bypass • Glaucoma • Gluten Allergy • Graves Disease
• Hearing Impaired • Heart Angina • Heart Patient • Hemophilia • High Blood Pressure • High Cholesterol • Hypertension • Hypoglycemia
• Joint Replacement • Juvenile Arthritis • Juvenile Diabetes • Juvenile Diabetic
• Lap Band • Latex Allergy • Lupus • Lymphedema (Specify the location)
• Medication • Mitral Valve Prolapse • Multiple Sclerosis • Morphine Allergy
• No NG Tube
• Organ Donor
• Pacemaker • Parkinson's • Peanut Allergy • Prednisone • Pregnant • Pulmonary Edema) 
• Raynauds • Reflux • Renal Failure
• Seizure • Severer Allergy • Sleep Apnea • Sleeping Disorder • Stent Implant • Stroke Patient
• Vein Clots • Vertigo • Vicodin Allergy
• Warfarin • Wasp Sting Allergy  

 Common Allergy Spellings

• Amoxicillin • Aspirin • Adhesive Tape
• Bee Stings
• Ceclor • Cephalexin • Cephalosporin • Clindamycin • Codeine • Contrast Dye
• Dairy/Casein • Dilaudin • Doxycycline
• Egg • Erythromycin
• Fentanyl • Food
• Gluten
• Heparin
• Iodine
• lamictal • Latex • Lidocaine
• Morphine • Morphine Sulfate
• Peanut/Tree Nut • Penicillin • Phenergan
• Shellfish • Soy • Sulfa
• Tetracycline • Tree Nut  
• Versed
• Wasp Stings • Wheat

Common Medical Abbreviations

Please let us know if you need assistance with your medical id item! Fiddledee IDs offerms charming medical id bracelets and medical id jewelry to children and adults! Stay safe in style!